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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 6:36 AM
thanks guys, big help
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:48 AM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome]to the form Richard


QUOTE: Sorry if I'm hijacking, but whats the aussie coles equivelent of future?

The following are future replacements that you can get at coles..
I have tryed pledge one go and it's great ..but don't know how well the rest work.
maybe someone else has tryed them.


long life.
pledge one go.
shine magic.

The following site explains more about future..
swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

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  • From: Melbourne, Australia
Posted by darson on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 1:47 AM
Hi ROOSTA,

The Aussie equivalent of Future is Pledge One Go or Pascoes Long Life. One Go is not bad for water based washes, but not so good for a Turps/Oil paint wash.

Just beware that Pascoes does not like Acrylic paint at all and if you brush it on it will happily strip your model for you.

Both are fine for canopies, but check these things out on a test kit first.

Cheers
Darren
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 12:24 AM
Hi all,
i needed help. I’m looking for a kit that is of or can be modified to represent a 69 Mustang Trans Am Boss 302, which alan moffat drove unter coca cola and then Brute 33 sponsorship. Any help would be great.

Cheers Trev
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 12:22 AM
Sorry if I'm hijacking, but whats the aussie coles equivelent of future?
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Posted by South Aussie on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 12:05 AM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Richard, Its nice to have another of our NZ brothers join us.
Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 8:43 PM
Hi,

I'm Richard and I hail from Auckland in New Zealand. I build mostly aircraft in all scales except 144th. I can't see that small anymore. I also build motorcycles and tanks.

i live near the ardmore airfield where the Catalina is based. They also hold vintage airshows there and i saw a couple of Mustangs, a couple of P40s and what looked like a bearcat. they had the LA7 (russian WW2) fighter but it was grounded that particular day.

I've been making models since i was about 10 and have blown many up playing war games with firecrackers and a very active imagination! I now build for relaxation and display.

Looking forward to many future discussions.
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Posted by South Aussie on Sunday, August 8, 2004 11:54 PM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome] 150Man good to have you join us here.

Don't forget to keep checking this thread, Its a good point of contact for other moldelers based in Australia.


Mick, Say Hi for me the next time you are at the ACTSMS meeting.

Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
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  • From: Canberra,Australia
Posted by death on Sunday, August 8, 2004 9:33 PM
Thanks for the welcome,Wayne.As a matter of fact I joined the ACTSMS a couple of months ago,after being referred by my neighbour who has been a member for a couple of yeard.
Cheers
Mick
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 8:36 AM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome]To the crew 150Man,looking forward to seeing some of your work.......

Tweety1 i'm a postie and iv'e never heard of it before,igave up trying to figure them out 6 years ago........
J.S
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 8:33 AM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the form , good to hear from you..150man

QUOTE: Can someone tell me where I can get some fire extinguishers from in 1/24 scale,I want to use them on the western star..


I asked this question a few day back..
Don't worry I managed to p/up one from stanbridges over the weekend
made by austlowe models..in 1/24 scale..

HMS LONDON , Dad ship of Alexandria


Cheers mikeTongue [:P]
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  • From: Alice Springs Australia
Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, August 8, 2004 4:04 AM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome] 150MAN

J.S., for some reason Aus Post likes to check inside, maybe to make sure it is a disk your sending.
I give up working out why they do what they do.

And yes, I did get your address wrong, so someone in Qld will be looking at a disk and not having the foggiest what it's all about.!

Gonna burn another tonight, and mail it tommorrow.
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 3:37 AM
Thanks to Rob [aka Lobbie], I've sucumed to his persistence, [Rob is my boss with the Scale Magic and Shadoworks Resin, I'm the junior in the trio that make up this contracting group], I thourght I'd drop a line and say high to all. My name is Glen, live on the inner western fringe of Melbourne, I build 48 scale aircraft that cover the Pacific theatre of the '39 - '45 war with the odd subject thrown in. I hope to join in on a couple of model projects in the near future. My first post is of a Spitfire, that I had built some time ago with a bit of help from Rob as to how I would lay the model on a dio base.

Glen.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 3:05 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
Oh boy, you gotta tell me where you find these pics!
Wouldn't mind the recipe, that'd be great.
I bet it tastes like chicken!!!

As far as upgrades for the Sabre, I have ordered some, but they won't be going into this Sabre, not enough time!Sad [:(]

I'm still waiting for my kit to arrive!!!!
Talk about pushing the envelope!

BTW, can you send me your address again, I think I may have gotten the mailing address wrong.
I was at the post office when I packed and sent the disk cause they won't let you seal it till it is inspected, and I may have gotten the address wrongShock [:O]


Tweety1 the address is www.funnyjunk.com for the pics but i couldn't get in last time,don't know why......
I'm planning on adding a new c/pit to the Sabre maybe something else it all depends on whats available,i don't have a credit card so i'll have to find a model shop somewhere here in OZ who stocks it and send a money order to them........
BTW i'll send u an email with my postal address now,why do they inspect discs,do they think there might be illegal material on it..........................J.S
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Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, August 8, 2004 12:31 AM
Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
Oh boy, you gotta tell me where you find these pics!
Wouldn't mind the recipe, that'd be great.
I bet it tastes like chicken!!!

As far as upgrades for the Sabre, I have ordered some, but they won't be going into this Sabre, not enough time!Sad [:(]

I'm still waiting for my kit to arrive!!!!
Talk about pushing the envelope!

BTW, can you send me your address again, I think I may have gotten the mailing address wrong.
I was at the post office when I packed and sent the disk cause they won't let you seal it till it is inspected, and I may have gotten the address wrongShock [:O]
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 6, 2004 1:48 AM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome]to the gang mgbriggs and death...Big Smile [:D]

Tweets lookin forward to the disc in the letterbox mate.Are you getting the enhanchements for the Sabre conversion........
BTW do you want the recipe....Wink [;)]


J.S
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 4:24 AM
Thanks for the welcome guys,Thumbs Up [tup]

Can someone tell me where I can get some fire extinguishers from in 1/24 scale,I want to use them on the western star..

And here's some more pics..

QUOTE: QUOTE: Originally posted by death

G'day Guys!
Having just discovered this Down-Under section of the forum I thought I'd introduce myself.
My name is Mick,originally from the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne but now posted to Canberra and I build Aircraft(mainly Luftwaffe),cars and Ships.I've been a member of the forum for a while but only just discovered the Aussie Invasion! Great to be here!!
Cheers
Mick


AND Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Mick


THANKS MIKETongue [:P]
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Posted by South Aussie on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 11:36 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by death

G'day Guys!
Having just discovered this Down-Under section of the forum I thought I'd introduce myself.
My name is Mick,originally from the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne but now posted to Canberra and I build Aircraft(mainly Luftwaffe),cars and Ships.I've been a member of the forum for a while but only just discovered the Aussie Invasion! Great to be here!!
Cheers
Mick


Sign - Welcome [#welcome] Mick to the Aussie invasion. You have moved to a good area for modeling, lots of good sources for references, a good local based club (if you are interested you can find out more about the club at actsms.asn.au) only draw back is the lack of a really good hobby store.

Don't forget to keep checking this thread, Its a good point of contact for other moldelers based in Australia.
Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
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Posted by South Aussie on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 11:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mgbriggs

Greetings to all,
I have just introduced myself on the welcome form , and thought I might say hi to all the aussies here..
I have'nt been building for very long,about a year now ,as I said on the welcome form a bit of an amatuer .
I don't know what to concentrate on yet I think I'll do what takes my fance at the time..I have done a couple of 1/48 aircraft and some 1/700 ships ,
HMS Prince of wales , HMS King George V battleships
and at the moment finishing of the western star constallation..

THANKS MIKETongue [:P]



Sign - Welcome [#welcome] Mike, good to hear from you, don't forget to keep checking this thread, Its a good point of contact for other moldelers based in Australia.

For an amatuer your models look good. Keep up the good work.
Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
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  • From: Canberra,Australia
Posted by death on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 10:10 PM
G'day Guys!
Having just discovered this Down-Under section of the forum I thought I'd introduce myself.
My name is Mick,originally from the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne but now posted to Canberra and I build Aircraft(mainly Luftwaffe),cars and Ships.I've been a member of the forum for a while but only just discovered the Aussie Invasion! Great to be here!!
Cheers
Mick
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Posted by luke on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 9:43 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mgbriggs

Greetings to all,
I have just introduced myself on the welcome form , and thought I might say hi to all the aussies here..
I have'nt been building for very long,about a year now ,as I said on the welcome form a bit of an amatuer .
I don't know what to concentrate on yet I think I'll do what takes my fance at the time..I have done a couple of 1/48 aircraft and some 1/700 ships ,
HMS Prince of wales , HMS King George V battleships
and at the moment finishing of the western star constallation..
I have included some photos of these "if it works"..
THANKS MIKETongue [:P]


I may have said hello to you in the 'Welcome Forum', but Sign - Welcome [#welcome] mate!

this page/post has been a little quiet lately Sad [:(]
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  • From: Alice Springs Australia
Posted by tweety1 on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 10:17 AM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome] mg, good to have another Aussie on board.

Nice pics of your builds so far, and nicely spread out.
Keep em comin!
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 4:35 AM
Greetings to all,
I have just introduced myself on the welcome form , and thought I might say hi to all the aussies here..
I have'nt been building for very long,about a year now ,as I said on the welcome form a bit of an amatuer .
I don't know what to concentrate on yet I think I'll do what takes my fance at the time..I have done a couple of 1/48 aircraft and some 1/700 ships ,
HMS Prince of wales , HMS King George V battleships
and at the moment finishing of the western star constallation..
I have included some photos of these "if it works"..






THANKS MIKETongue [:P]
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  • From: Alice Springs Australia
Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, August 1, 2004 10:31 PM
Good replies people, but I still have my Sabre on backorder, and hope fully will be here in the next 2 weeks.
Hopefully!!!!!!!!!!

J.S., there are a couple of movie files showing the front wheel carriage, and one of the airbrakes, not the best quality, but didgital cameras are like that.
Also a picture of the training simulator used to train pilots to fly the CA27.

So old it's spooky, and thank God technology has come a long way since then!
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 1, 2004 9:29 PM
There you go Tweets Question [?]answered...........
I figured if i'm going to go to all the trouble of converting the Hasegawa F86 into a CAC Sabre i might as well go all the way and add as much detail as possible......
Unfortunatly this means i'll have to pull out of the Sabre GB cause theres no way i can finish such a big job in the GB time frameSigh [sigh]unless i buy a 72nd scale Sabre and do it in Luftwaffe markings or Canadian......J.S
BTW looking forward to the pics arriving,one can never have enough reference material.
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  • From: Melbourne, Australia
Posted by darson on Sunday, August 1, 2004 8:29 PM
Hi all,

Eduard do a couple of photo etch sets for the Hasegawa F-86, a small set no 4145 (USD$5.47), a colour more extensive set no 4236 (USD$13.47) and a bigger set again also colour no 49236 (USD$22.47).

If you guys are looking for an F-86F-30 Cockpit Set, then take a look the resin one from True Details no 49010 (USD$8.96). I have used their stuff before and it is first class and as an added plus (for me anyway), you don't have to mess around trying to fold and glue sub-microscopic pieces of metal.

BTW, all the prices and item numbers were taken from www.squadron.com

Cheers
Darren
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  • From: Brisbane Australia
Posted by ChrisJH666 on Sunday, August 1, 2004 8:29 PM
I just took a look on Hannants website at the 1/48 F-86 PE sets. Eduard do two for the F-86 D, and they also do two fully painted ones for the F-86 F, and two unpainted for the F, one each for the Hasegawa and Academy models. The one for the Hasegawa model is cat. no. EDFE 145, and is listed as half the price of the one for the Academy model, so I guess the Hasegawa must be a better kit to start with! Hope that helps Tweety

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

 

Chris

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Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, August 1, 2004 12:44 PM
J.S., do you have anymore info on that PE set for the F86?

And the pics of the CA27 will go into the mail this week.
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 31, 2004 10:19 PM
Ok getting back on topic Eudard are bringing out or have already brought out a P/E c/pit enhancement set for the Hasegawa 1/48 F86 Sabre which is the kit used to convert the F86 into the RAAF CAC Avon Sabre........
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Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, July 31, 2004 10:08 AM
Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
Looks like Ronald is gonna get a whooping!
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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